The present paper investigates factors contributing to the home advantage, by using the
exceptional opportunity to study professional football matches played in the absence of …

This paper examines the relation between crowd support and home advantage in men's
professional football in making use of a unique “natural experiment” induced by restrictions …

Home advantage in competitive sports is well documented despite some contradictory
results. Previous studies have identified 5 main causes of home advantage in competitive …

Academic interest in the economics of professional team sports dates back as far as the mid-
1950s. Since then, many books and journal articles have been written on the subject. Much …

This study explores the influence of corona-specific training and playing conditions-
especially empty stadiums-on match performance, contact behavior, and home advantage in …

The home advantage is a widely acknowledged sporting phenomenon, especially in
association football. Here, we examine the second leg home advantage, an effect that is …

This study examined if subjective wellbeing in soccer players was affected by match
location, match result and opposition quality before a match (PRE), 1 day after (POST-1) …

We exploit the natural experimental setting provided by the Covid-19 lockdown to analyse
how performance is affected by a friendly audience. Specifically, we use data on all football …

Several recent studies suggest that the home advantage, that is, the benefit competitors
accrue from performing in familiar surroundings, was—at least temporarily—reduced in …

In all professional team sports, the team playing at home derives an advantage, so, the
home advantage is an important factor to consider in the competition sport. The home …